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SECTION T, PAGE 16 toledoBlade.com THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO ■ SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 The tournament that is now called the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I started in 1984 at the former Glengarry Country Club (now Stone Oak Country Club). After four tournaments there (no tournament in 1986), it was moved to Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania. That same year, it was shortened from 72 holes to FARR HISTORY 54 holes. The 72-hole format returned in 1997. 1984 1987 1989 1991 TOP 10 TOP 10 TOP 10 TOP 10 Lauri Merten (Peterson)$26,250 68-72-65-73-278 Jane Geddes, $33,750 71-73-69-67-280 Penny Hammel, $41,250 69-66-71-206 Nancy Lopez, $15,750 73-69-66-72-280 x-Alice Miller, $52,500 69-66-70-205 Jill Briles, $18,000 73-70-69-70-282 Hollis Stacey, $19,479 72-68-68-208 Deb Richard, $32,375 67-70-68-205 Amy Alcott, $11,375 71-75-70-69-285 Nancy Taylor, $17,999 68-69-73-72-282 Nancy Lopez, $19,479 70-70-68-208 Vicki Singleton, $8,020 72-72-71-71-286 Laurie Rinker, $10,687 70-71-72-70-283 Liselotte Neumann, $19,478 68-69-71-208 Lynn Connelly, $23,625 71-66-71-208 Therese Hession, $8,020 70-72-73-71-286 Julie Cole, $10,687 70-74-68-71-283 Chris Johnson, $9,808 70-75-64-209 Laurie Rinker, $18,375 71-71-67-209 Patty Sheehan, $8,020 70-72-73-71-286 Marci Bozarth, $7,875 72-72-71-69-284 Lauri Merten, $9,808 72-71-66-209 Chris Johnson, $12,483 74-70-66-210 Ok-Hee Ku, $6,244 73-71-71-70-285 Betsy King, $9,808 68-70-71-209 Kay Cockerill, $12,483 71-68-71-210 Marlene Hagge, $5,250 69-72-71-75-287 Sherri Turner, $6,243 70-69-73-73-285 Deborah McHaffie, $7,150 71-71-68-210 Vicki Fergon, $4,156 73-72-72-71-288 Vicki Goetze (amateur) 68-71-71-210 Tammie Green, $4,768 70-72-77-67-286 Laura Davies, $5,582 73-72-66-211 Dale Eggeling, $12,483 70-68-72-210 Betsy King, $4,156 74-71-71-72-288 Heather Drew, $4,768 71-73-72-70-286 Heather Drew, $5,582 71-74-66-211 JoAnne Carner, $3,227 73-72-72-72-289 Cindy Hill, $4,768 69-71-72-74-286 Jennifer Wyatt, $5,582 71-70-70-211 Katie Peterson, $7,502 72-72-67-211 Lynn Adams, $7,502 72-70-69-211 Alice Miller, $3,227 69-70-75-75-289 ■ RECAP: A struggling unknown named Nan- Caroline Keggi, $5,582 71-70-70-211 Dianne Dailey, $3,227 68-69-75-76-289 Judy Dickinson, $7,502 72-68-71-211 cy Taylor opened with a ■ RECAP: Moving to a new home at Highland Nancy Rubin, $7,502 68-72-71-211 ■ RECAP: Lauri Merten (then Lauri Peterson) 4-under 68, then extend- Meadows and being contested over 54 holes Carolyn Hill, $7,502 69-70-72-211 shot a course-record 65 in the third round to ed her lead to two shots for the first time, the Farr saw Penny Ham- x-won sudden death playoff ■ open a three-shot lead over Nancy Lopez, with a second-round 69. mel make her move in RECAP: Amateur Vicki Goetze was the first- whose 66 was the on- Despite a 73 on Satur- the second round on her round story with a 68 that left her one shot off ly other score in the 60s day, she maintained a way to becoming the first Deb Richard’s lead. A second-round 66 gave that day. Merten led by two-shot edge. But Jane two-time Toledo champ. Alice Miller a two-stroke as many as six strokes Geddes authored a final- Hammel fired a 5-under edge over Richard, and in the final round but round 67 for an 8-under 66 to go to 7-under 135 the latter authored a fi- faltered — bogey, dou- 280 total and a two-shot for the tournament and nal-round 68 to tie things ble-bogey and bogey victory. take a two-shot lead on and prompt the Farr’s on Nos. 8-10 — and the ■ THE GEDDES FILE: The Farr title was the Liselotte Neumann. In first playoff. And what a golfers fell into a tie with third of Geddes’ career and one of her five the final round, a bogey playoff it was, with Miller five holes left. A birdie on during the 1987 season, including the LPGA at No. 10 dropped Hammel into a tie with Bet- winning on the third hole No. 14 put Merten one Championship. Now retired, she posted 11 sy King. Neumann and Nancy Lopez were a of sudden death with a up, and she clinched the win with a par on 18 14-foot birdie putt. The career wins. shot behind. But Hammel’s closing 71 was while Lopez bogeyed. enough to win the championship. triumph ended a six-year drought for Miller. ■ THE MERTEN FILE: She earned $108,920 ■ THE HAMMEL FILE: Became the first ■ THE MILLER FILE: From 1983-85, Miller the year she won the Farr, one of only three 1988 two-time Farr champion (Kelly Robbins lat- won seven titles, including a major (the Na- times she cracked the six-figure mark. Big- TOP 10 er matched that feat and Se Ri Pak would far bisco Dinah Shore), and earned more than Laura Davies, $41,250 69-70-69-69-277 gest year was 1993, when she won the U.S. Nancy Lopez, $25,437 68-70-69-73-280 surpass it). $600,000. Women’s Open, her only major champion- Jan Stephenson, $16,500 70-72-70-71-283 Betsy King, $16,499 72-69-68-74-283 ship, and earnings of $394,744. She is no lon- Myra Blackwelder, $11,687 74-71-70-71-286 1990 1992 ger an active tour player. Nancy Taylor, $9,625 71-69-73-74-287 Tammie Green, $8,112 73-74-72-69-288 TOP 10 TOP 10 Lynn Adams, $6,806 74-72-75-69-290 Tina Tombs, $48,750 67-72-66-205 Patty Sheehan, $60,000 70-73-66-209 1985 Sarah LeVeque, $6,806 75-76-67-72-290 JoAnne Carner, $26,000 67-73-69-209 Brandie Burton, $25,663 70-71-69-210 Heather Farr, $5,513 75-71-75-71-292 Chris Johnson, $26,000 68-71-70-209 Heather Drew, $25,663 70-70-70-210 TOP 10 Amy Read, $5,513 73-74-72-73-292 Cathy Gerring, $12,058 72-72-67-211 Sue Ertl, $12,058 73-69-69-211 Tammie Green, $25,663 70-68-72-210 Penny Hammel, $26,250 72-69-72-65-278 ■ RECAP: Nancy Lopez led Laura Davies by Robin Walton, $12,058 74-67-70-211 Deb Richard, $25,663 71-66-73-210 Nancy Lopez, $16,187 70-71-70-68-279 one shot after one round, by one shot after Patti Rizzo, $12,058 70-70-71-211 Hollis Stacey, $12,982 72-68-71-211 Lori Garbacz, $11,812 72-72-68-68-280 Betsy King, $12,058 68-70-73-211 Pamela Wright, $12,982 69-71-71-211 Kathy Whitworth, $9,187 73-69-70-72-284 two rounds and by one Dale Eggeling, $7,637 70-71-71-212 Vicki Fergon, $8,614 65-77-70-212 Laura Baugh, $5,819 72-72-71-70-285 shot after three rounds Elaine Crosby, $6,249 73-71-69-213 JoAnne Carner, $8,614 70-71-71-212 Lauri Merten, $5,819 71-69-74-71-285 Jennifer Wyatt, $6,249 72-71-70-213 of a weather-plagued Penny Hammel, $6,249 70-71-72-213 Janice Gibson, $8,614 67-74-71-212 Colleen Walker, $5,819 70-70-73-72-285 event. On the final day, Marta Fig-Dotti, $8,614 69-70-73-212 Lauren Howe, $5,819 70-72-69-74-285 ■ RECAP: JoAnne Carner was the big story Meg Mallon, $8,614 68-70-74-212 Lopez finally lost the lead Cindy Hill, $4,112 73-70-71-72-286 of the first round, firing a 4-under 67 to tie for ■ RECAP: Vicki Fergon left Patty Sheehan Dianne Dailey, $3,675 71-75-70-71-287 when she bogeyed No. the lead with Tina Tombs. five shots behind with an opening-round 65, ■ RECAP: Nancy Lopez had a piece of the 11 and Davies birdied. Carner was vying for but Fergon disappeared lead from the start and Penny Hammel, a top But it was Davies’ stun- her first win since 1985. with a 77 in the second rookie, shot a third-round ning eagle on No. 12 that Tombs was vying for her round. On Sunday Shee- 72 to stand two shots off crushed Lopez. Davies, first win period. Betsy han played nine groups the pace. Hammel, out of hitting from the bottom of a hill, hit an open King grabbed the lead ahead of the leaders and the spotlight that was fol- wedge, then saw the ball check up on the sec- with a second-round 70, posted a 66 for a 209 to- lowing Lopez in the last ond bounce and roll into the cup.